Smoker&#39;s stand



I Patented eb. 28, 1928.

' UNITED STATES OFFICE.

ROBERT J'. STEVENSON A ND HAYWARD T COLBY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Application filed Thi invention relates to a smokers stand and particularly pertains to that type'of smokers stand embodying a tall hollow standard by which the usual smoking ac- 6 cessories are supported and'into which refuse may be deposited.

An object of the invention is to provide a smokers stand of the above character which is so constructed that it may be readily cleaned and kept sanitary.

Another object is to provide a smokers stand embodyinga refuse receptacle detachably mounted interiorly of a tall tubular standard at a point remote from the upper end thereof and the structure so formed that ready access may be had to the receptacle ,and whereby it may be easily and quickly removed and replaced.

Another object is to provide a smokers stand embodying a base carrying a demountable tubular standard the upper end of which is open to permit the deposit of refuse therein, and including a removable refuse recep tacle adapted to be located interiorly of the standard and mounted andarranged so that it may be readily removed and replaced on demounting the standard.

A further object is to provide a construction whereby the removable refuse receptacle is so mounted within the tubular stand ard that the margin of the receptacle will closely contact theinner surface of the standard whereby refuse materials passing down the interior of the standard will be directed wholly into the receptacle and thus prevent the accumulation of refuse in the'stand other than in the receptacle.

With the. foregoing objects in view, together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequently appear", the invention resides in the parts and in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated by the way of example in the ac- 45 companying drawing, in which Figure d is a View partly in section and partly in elevationof a smokers stand embodying one form of the invention. "Figure 2 is a detail in perspective showing the collar attachment for supporting the refuse receiving receptacle form-of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 3.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the-refuse receiving receptacle shown in Figure 1.

66 Figure 4 is a detail in perspective showing SMOKER S STAND.

November 10, 1924. Serial No. 748,946. H E U ED a for supporting cigars and the like.

the threaded neck of the lower part of the standard as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional View show ng amodification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings more specifically, 1O lndicates a base fitted with a suitableweight 11 to stabilize the stand and prevent accidental overturning thereof in event of its being tipped; the bottom face of the base being rounded sothat it may rock on a'sur- (:5 face on which it is supported. Fixed on the upper portion of the base is an annular mem her 9 which may project upwardly any suitable distance from the base; it being shown in Fig. 1 as terminating a considerable distanceabove the base and shown in Figure 5 as terminating in close proximity to the base. Detachably connected to the member 9 is an open ended tube 8 preferably of circular cross section, and preferably formed of sheet metal and which member 8 constitutes a tubular standard 7 that is demountable with relation to the base 10.

The'upper end of the demountable tube is formed with an enlarged head 12 which 30 serves as a refuse receiver and .is fitted with a handle 13 fitted with a holder 14 adapted to receive-a box ofmatches, the head being formed with a rim 12' having top recesses In the construction shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, a collar member 15 is rigidly secured interiorly of the lower end of the tube 8, which collar is externally threaded as indicated at 16 in Figure 2to effect screw engagement with internal threads 17 on the annular member9 carried by the base. Diametrically opposed studs 18 are carried on the inner periphery of the collar 15 and projecting inwardly therefrom afford a support for a cylindrical refuse receptacle 19; the studs being adapted to be detachably engaged i1- loayonetv slots20 formed in the up per margin of said receptacle, whereby the receptacle may be supported within the tube 8 in the lower portion thereof and positioned so that it may be readily removed and replaced on detaching the tube 8. o

The collar member 15 is provlded with an internal annular ledge 22 which extends over the upper edge of the receptacle and serves to direct refuse passing 'down the tube 8 into the receptacle 19 carried by the latter and also serves to prevent refuse from passing bctweenthe receptacle 19 and the member 9. no

readily detached from the collar member 15,

and thereafter emptied and replaced.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figure 5 the collar 15 is permanently secured to the upper end of the lower standard section 9 and the upper standard section 8 is threaded thereto the receptacle 19 being formed with a marginal flange 23 which is adapted to seat over an inclined surface 24 on the collar 15 so' as to afford a support for the receptacle. In the form ofthe invention shown in Figure 5 the receptacle is frictionally engaged in the tube 8, it being inserted in the enlarged lower end thereof and caused to effect wedge and frictional engagement with the inner surface of the tube. For this purpose the receptacle is formed'of such length and diameter that when it is inserted in the lower end of the tube the margin of the open upper end of the receptacle-will contact the inner periphery of the tube at such a point relative to the lower end of the tube that when the upper end of the receptacle is engaged with the tube, the lower end of the receptacle will project such distance below the lower end of the tube that it may be readily grasped in effecting its removal and replacement.

In the construction shown in Figure 5 the annular member 9 is formed with external threads 25 and the tube 8 is formed with an internally threaded band 26 for effecting screw engagement between-the tube 8 and .the member 9. I v

In the operation of the invention the dbris to be collected, ordinarily comprising the refuse from cigars, cigarettes, pipes, matches, etc. is delivered into the open upper end of the tube 8 and is thence directed downwardly through the standard into the receptacle where it is collected, and when it is desired to empty the receptacle the tube .is disconnected at its juncture with the memtween the receptacle and the standard being such that all the dbris passing, down the standard will be directed into the receptacle and without passing'into the base.

As many changes could be made in the above described detailed construction, and,

many diiferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the spirit thereof, it is intended that all mat ter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

We claim 1. In a smokers stand, a base, a demountable tube having a screw connection with relation to said base, and a refuse receptacle detachably mounted interiorly of said tube which may be removed and replaced on demounting saidtube.

2. In a smokers stand, a base, an open ended tapered tube having screw threads at its enlarged lower end a threaded annulus carried by said base for engagement with] said tube, a removable refuse receptacle disposed interiorly of the lower portion of said tube with the margin of the receptacle slidably contacting the inner surface of said tube in frictional engagement therewith. 3. In a sinokers stand, a tubular member, means to support said member in an upright position, and a refuse receptacle housed within said tubular member and removable from the lower end thereof.

ROBERT J. STEVENSON.

HAYWARD T. COLBY; 

